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Mechanical Engineering Designer

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Columbus, OH Full Time
POSTED ON 12/28/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/26/2026
Battelle delivers when others can't. We conduct research and development, manage national laboratories, design and manufacture products and deliver critical services for our clients-whether they are a multi-national corporation, a small start-up or a government agency.

We recognize and appreciate the value and contributions of individuals from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences and welcome all qualified individuals to apply.

Job Summary

We are currently seeking a Mechanical Engineering Designer, this position located in Columbus, OH.

  • Collaborate with designer and engineer teammates to meet the design and technical data package requirements of a project
  • Create designs based on verbal and visual information
  • Develop fully defined assembly and part files of final design
  • Modify existing assembly and part files to changing requirements
  • Generate formal, production-level engineering drawings for fabrication employing ASME Y14.100 and client-specific drawing standards and templates
  • Select, specify and document purchased components and materials
  • Create bills of materials (BOMS) and assembly drawings

Key Qualifications

  • 5 years of mechanical design experience
  • 5 years of experience generating production-level engineering drawings
  • 3 years of design experience utilizing Creo (6) or Solidworks (2020)
  • Ability to work in a collaborative team environment, as well as individually.
  • Experience working within Windchill PLM software
  • with the ability to obtain and maintain a government security clearance

Preferred Qualifications

  • Current TS Clearance
  • Knowledgeable in the tolerance capabilities of manufacturing processes to apply producible tolerances.
  • Knowledge of and proficiency in the application of GD&T to define part geometry and tolerances per ASME Y14.5
  • Tolerance Stack Analysis per ASME Y14.5
  • CAD experience with sheet metal, cables and cable routing
  • Design experience with electrical boxes and electrical schematics
  • Experience in documenting weld specifications
  • Knowledge of MIL-STD-31000

Benefits: Live an Extraordinary Life

We care about your well-being, not just on the job. Battelle offers comprehensive and competitive benefits to help you live your best life.

  • Balance life through a compressed work schedule: Most of our team follows a flexible, compressed work schedule that allows for every other Friday off-giving you a dedicated day to accomplish things in your personal life without using vacation time.
  • Enjoy enhanced work flexibility, including a hybrid arrangement: You have options for where and when you work. Our Together with Flexibility model allows you to work 60% in-office and 40% remote, with Monday and Tuesday as common in-office days, dependent on team and position needs .
  • Take time to recharge: You get paid time off to support work-life balance and keep motivated.
  • Prioritize wellness: Stay healthy with medical, dental, and vision coverage with wellness incentives and benefits plus a variety of optional supplemental benefits.
  • Better together: Coverage for partners, gender-affirming care and health support, and family formation support.
  • Build your financial future: Build financial stability with an industry-leading 401(k) retirement savings plan. For most employees, we put in 5 percent whether you contribute or not, and match your contributions on top of that.
  • Advance your education: Tuition assistance is available to pursue higher education.

A Work Environment Where You Succeed

For brilliant minds in science, technology, engineering and business operations, Battelle is the place to do the greatest good by solving humanity's most pressing challenges and creating a safer, healthier and more secure world.

You will have the opportunity to thrive in a culture that inspires you to:

  • Apply your talent to challenging and meaningful projects
  • Receive select funding to pursue ideas in scientific and technological discovery
  • Partner with world-class experts in a collaborative environment
  • Nurture and develop the next generation of scientific leaders
  • Give back to and improve our communities

Vaccinations & Safety Protocols

Battelle may require employees, based on job duties, work location, and/or its clients' requirements to follow certain safety protocols and to be vaccinated against a variety of viruses, bacteria, and diseases as a condition of employment and continued employment and to provide documentation that they are fully vaccinated. If applicable, Battelle will provide reasonable accommodations based on a qualified disability or medical condition through the Americans with Disabilities Act or the Rehabilitation Act or for a sincerely held religious belief under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (and related state laws).

Battelle is an equal opportunity employer. We provide employment and opportunities for advancement, compensation, training, and growth according to individual merit, without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, age, genetic information, disability, veteran-status veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable Federal, state, or local law. Our goal is for each staff member to have the opportunity to grow to the limits of their abilities and to achieve personal and organizational objectives. We will support positive programs for equal treatment of all staff and full utilization of all qualified employees at all levels within Battelle.

The above statements are intended to describe the nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, activities and skills required of staff members. No statement herein is intended to imply any authorities to commit Battelle unless special written permission is granted by Battelle's Legal Department.

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